Woody Strode

Born: 1914-07-25

​An athlete turned actor, Strode was a top-notch decathlete and a football star at UCLA. He became part of Hollywood lore after meeting director John Ford and becoming a part of the Ford "family," appearing in four Ford motion pictures. Strode also played the powerful gladiator who does battle with Kirk Douglas in Spartacus (1960).


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as King of Ethiopia
Released: 1956-10-05

Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon...

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as Draba
Released: 1960-10-13

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer...

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Once Upon a Time in the West

as Frank's Gunman
Released: 1968-12-21

As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea,...

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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

as Pompey
Released: 1962-04-13

A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old...

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The Quick and the Dead

as Charlies Moonlight
Released: 1995-02-09

A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over...

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Keoma

as George
Released: 1976-11-25

Half-breed Keoma returns to his border hometown after service in the Civil War and finds it...

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Genghis Khan

as Sengal
Released: 1965-04-15

This is the story of the shy Mongol boy Temujin who,during the 13th century, becomes the...

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The Professionals

as Jake
Released: 1966-11-01

An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a...

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Shalako

as Chato
Released: 1968-09-26

Sean Connery is Shalako, a guide in the old West who has to rescue an aristocratic British...

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The Cotton Club

as Holmes
Released: 1984-12-14

Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves...

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The Revengers

as Job
Released: 1972-06-21

The life of peaceful rancher John Benedict is torn apart when his family is massacred by a gang...

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Posse

as Storyteller
Released: 1993-05-14

A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold....

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The Black Stallion Returns

as Meslar
Released: 1983-03-25

"Black" is a stunning fire-and-silk stallion celebrated the world over. But to his young...

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The Buccaneer

as Toro
Released: 1958-12-11

During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend...

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Vigilante

as Rake
Released: 1982-05-18

New York City factory worker Eddie Marino is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a...

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Demetrius and the Gladiators

as Gladiator (uncredited)
Released: 1954-06-16

The story picks up at the point where "The Robe" ends, following the martyrdom of Diana and...

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Two Rode Together

as Stone Calf
Released: 1961-07-26

Two tough westerners bring home a group of settlers who have spent years as Comanche hostages.

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Sergeant Rutledge

as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
Released: 1960-05-25

Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a...

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Boot Hill

as Thomas
Released: 1969-12-20

Victims of oppressive town boss Honey are offered help by an unusual alliance of gunmen and...

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Pork Chop Hill

as Pvt. Franklen
Released: 1959-05-29

Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States...

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7 Women

as Lean Warrior
Released: 1966-01-05

In a mission in China in 1935, a group of women are preyed on by Mongolian bandits, led by...

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Kingdom of the Spiders

as Walter Colby
Released: 1977-08-24

Investigating the mysterious deaths of a number of farm animals, vet Rack Hansen discovers that...

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Jaguar Lives!

as Sensei
Released: 1979-08-09

The world's newest kung fu legend, Joe Lewis, takes on evil gangsters and saves the world.

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Che!

as Guillermo
Released: 1969-06-27

Biography of Argentinian revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, who helped Fidel Castro in his...

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Jungle Warriors

as Luther
Released: 1984-05-11

A group of models fly into the jungle of some South American country to look for a photo...

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The Italian Connection

as Frank Webster
Released: 1972-09-02

When a shipment of heroin disappears between Italy and New York, a small-time pimp in Milan is...

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Loaded Guns

as Silvera
Released: 1975-01-18

An air hostess gets involved in Naples, against her will, in the in-fighting amongst rival gangs.

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Androcles and the Lion

as The Lion
Released: 1952-12-01

George Bernard Shaw’s breezy, delightful dramatization of this classic fable—about a Christian...

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Star Spangled Rhythm

as Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Released: 1942-03-05

Pop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his...

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The Silver Chalice

as Moor (uncredited)
Released: 1954-12-20

A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim...

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Ravagers

as Brown
Released: 1979-06-26

In a post-apocalyptic world divided between two groups called the Flockers and the Ravagers, an...

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Scream

as Charlie Winters
Released: 1981-01-08

A group of people on a rafting excursion happen upon a deserted town and decide to set up camp....

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Winterhawk

as Big Rude
Released: 1975-11-05

Smallpox plagues Chief Winterhawk's tribe. He seeks cure from the white men, who in turn, in...

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The Last Voyage

as Hank Lawson
Released: 1960-02-19

The S. S. Claridon is scheduled for her five last voyages after thirty-eight years of service....

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Storyville

as Charlie Sumpter
Released: 1992-08-26

While investigating his own blackmailing, a young politician uncovers his family's deep secrets.

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Invaders of the Lost Gold

as Cal
Released: 1982-09-20

Japanese soldiers battle a tribe of cannibals while protecting a gold shipment.

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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1988-11-22

Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.

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Cuba Crossing

as Titi
Released: 1980-02-23

An adventurer gets caught up in a plot to kill Fidel Castro.

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Lust in the Dust

as Blackman
Released: 1985-03-01

Assaulted by Third World outlaws, donkey-riding Rosie joins a silent drifter's search for gold.

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The Deserter

as Jackson
Released: 1970-12-04

A young cavalry officer finds his woman tortured by the Apaches and blames the Army for not...

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Jungle Gents

as Malaka, head bearer
Released: 1954-09-05

When a cold medicine causes Sach to be able to smell diamonds, he and the rest of the Bowery...

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Caribbean

as Esau
Released: 1952-09-01

Francis Barclay, a former member of the British Admiralty, who was captured in the early 1700s,...

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On Fire

as Woody
Released: 1987-01-05

Joe is an arson investigator for the fire department. He has a loving and devoted wife and has...

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Sundown

as Tribal Policeman (uncredited)
Released: 1941-10-31

Englishmen fighting Nazis in Africa discover an exotic mystery woman living among the natives...

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The Gambler from Natchez

as Josh
Released: 1954-08-04

A discharged army Captain returns home to New Orleans to take revenge on the men who murdered...

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Bride of the Gorilla

as Nedo
Released: 1951-10-01

The owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful woman. Shortly afterward, he is...

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The Gatling Gun

as Runner the Scout
Released: 1971-05-01

Doctor Gatling invented a war machine to beat all arrows, and guns.

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City Beneath the Sea

as Djion
Released: 1953-04-21

Two adventures dive for treasure off the coast of Jamaica.

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African Treasure

as Mailman (uncredited)
Released: 1952-05-06

Against stock footage of lions, elephants and wildebeasts, Bomba the Jungle Boy captures a pair...

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The Quest: The Longest Drive

as Tucker
Released: 1976-01-01

To save an old friend's ranch, the Beaudine brothers round up a gang of misfits to drive a huge...

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Son of Sinbad

as Palace Guard
Released: 1955-06-02

Legendary pirate and adventurer Sinbad is in single-minded pursuit of two things: beautiful...

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The Sins of Rachel Cade

as Muwango
Released: 1961-04-02

A female doctor in the Congo is torn between two loves.

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The Unholy Four

as Woody
Released: 1970-03-11

A young man who has lost his memory, escapes from prison with three other convicts. The other...

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Tarzan's Fight for Life

as Ramo
Released: 1958-08-15

Dr. Sturdy is trying to establish a modern hospital in the jungle. His efforts are strongly...

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Black Jesus

as Maurice Lalubi
Released: 1968-05-16

A thinly-disguised biography of African leader Patrice Lumumba, here called Lalubi. Lalubi, a...

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No Time for Love

as Black Sandhog (uncredited)
Released: 1943-01-01

Upper-class female reporter is (despite herself) attracted to hulking laborer digging a tunnel...

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Oil

as Ben
Released: 1977-02-28

When a huge fire erupts at an oil field in the wilds of the Sahara Desert, an American who...

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Jungle Man-Eaters

as One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)
Released: 1954-06-01

Jungle Jim does battle with a would-be diamond smuggler and a renegade tribe.

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Tarzan's Three Challenges

as Khan / Dying Leader
Released: 1963-01-29

The spiritual leader of an oriental country is dying. The leader's evil brother Khan is plotting...

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The Final Executioner

as Sam
Released: 1984-03-09

After a nuclear holocaust, as the rest of society regresses to primitivism, a small, "elite"...

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Key West

as Candy Rhodes
Released: 1973-12-10

A former CIA agent and his friend, operating a charter boat service in Florida, find themselves...

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The Lion Hunters

as Walu
Released: 1951-03-25

A lion trapper and his daughter rendezvous with their hardheaded partner in the African jungle....

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The Violent Breed

as Polo
Released: 1984-02-24

A military group led by Henry Silva and Woody Strode are bound by their honor, to execute their...

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Tarzan's Deadly Silence

as Marshak
Released: 1970-07-03

Tarzan tries to stop a bloodthirsty Colonel from taking over an African village with his...

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Scipio the African

as Massinissa
Released: 1971-03-03

Years after the Second Punic War, Scipio Africanus finds himself generally unliked, despite his...

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Brooba

as Native Chief
Released: 1955-10-25

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The Bronx Executioner

as Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
Released: 1989-06-08

In a futuristic New York City, a cyborg goes on a killing spree

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The Last Rebel

as Duncan
Released: 1971-09-24

Set in 1865 in southwest Missouri, at the close of the Civil War the film follows the adventures...

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We Are No Angels

as Black Bill
Released: 1975-09-25

Two wannabes rig a fight with a large prize fighter to buy a car.

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A Gathering of Old Men

as Yank
Released: 1987-05-10

A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is...

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The Royal African Rifles

as Soldier
Released: 1953-12-26

A shipment of Vickers machine guns is stolen from a British warship in Bombasa Harbor, Africa,...

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Mandrake the Magician

as Lothar
Released: 1954-01-01

Mandrake and Lothar battle enemy agents who have kidnapped the beautiful Princess Narda to force...

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Angkor: Cambodia Express

as Woody
Released: 1982-01-01

In a tale of drama and adventure, young journalist Andy Cameron (Robert Walker) has to get into...

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Batman

as Grand Mogul
First aired: 1966-01-12

Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually...

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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy
First aired: 1979-09-20

20th-century astronaut Buck Rogers awakens in the 25th century after a freak accident puts him...

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The Lieutenant

as Sgt. Logan Holt
First aired: 1963-09-14

The Lieutenant is an American television series, the first created by Gene Roddenberry. It aired...

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